Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Boys Who Garry FIREARMS to be Ex'
PEELED from School.
THE ORDER NOT TO AFFECT THE CADETS AND. THEIR
MCsKETS-AN INQUIRY AS TO STUDIES IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL-CHANGES AMONG TEACHERS, ETC.

MUsKETs-AN INQUIRY AS TO STUDIES IN THE
HIGH sCHOoL-CHANGEs AMONG TEACHERS, ETC.
At the meeting of the school board last night
after the mass OF routine business that had accu-
INFLATED during the month had been disposed Of
Mr. Ross proposed the following, stating that he
did 1t in view OF the many accidents that had Nap
pened and complaints that were made on account
OF boys carrying pistols:
Ordered, That every public school pupil of the
District who, after fair hearing shall be shown to
have carried upon any public school premises to
have had In possession while going TO returning
from school, any pistol or other re-arm, shall be
summarily expelled from the public schools, and
shall not be reinstated during the then pending
school year.
Ordered, That the supervising principals be
charged with the duty OF having the above order
read 10 the pupils OF every public school in the
District.
81 suppose" said Mr. Curtis, inquringly, 'that
would not deprive the High School Cadets Of their
muSkets.'
That's matter that ought to be considered, y
President Darlington, however, solved the prob
lem in a lawyer-like way.
1.-The ORDER" he remarked, ''refers to firearms
carried upon the premises The cadets do not
carry the musAets upon the premises They are
on the premises, and belong there"
IL was generally agreed that the order could not
be interpreted so TO deprive the cadets OF their
muskets and, with that understanding, it was
passed 1t was decided to have the order dis
played on placards, as well as to have IL read In
the schools.
STUDIES IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
A resolution offered by DR.. Francis was adopted
requesting the principals Of the High Schools "tO
furnish the board before the next regular meeting
with complete list of all the studies that are
now being taught during the school year in said
SCHOOLS; also to give clean and explicit state
lnent OF the limit TO which each study is pursued,
mentioning the method or methods used, where
more than one exists for instruction in any study
gas In the Latin pronunciation. Any further In
formation relative the condition OF said schools
Is respectfully invited"
SUPPLEMENTAL READING MATTER.
A resolution was adopted empowering the text
book committee to select supplementary reading
matter for the use Of the second grades, and have
such selections printed for use at cost not ex-
ceeding S4OO.
Superintendent Powell stated that the second
grade pupils had finished their reading books. and
were now re-reading them, and, as he believed,
practically accomplishing nothing.
CHANGES AMONG Teachers.
Miss Josephine Belts was granted leave of alb
sence for the remainder OF the school term. The
resignation OF Miss Fanny A. Barrier was received
and accepted Edith NJ. Zane was promoted from
class two to three; the salary of W. G. WeSsOn, a
teacher In the High School, was increased to $500;
Miss NJ II. Somervtlle, II. b. Peters, and NJ. E. Bro
Ole were appointed substitute teachers; Ulysses
G Black was appointed sub-aSSistant teacher,
ana applications for teachers positions were re-
ceived from Misses f. NJ. Pinkney and Mamie III.
Griffin; Miss Nellie Plummer was promoted from
class one to class two A communication from the
Metropolitan Investment and Building AS,Ocia-
ton, OF Montgomery county, Md, rendering to the
High School Cadets Garrett Park as a camping
ground, was received and referred to the commit
tee on high schools. An application was received
from james +. Skinner for JanitOrS place. An
application from the pupils OF the Lincoln Night
school for the use OF room to continue their
school session was granted.
Applications for the use OF school building near
Good Hope, and another on the Columbia road for
church and sunday School purposes, were referred
TO the trustees OF the sixth division
A petition from teachers asking that the sub
Stitutes' working month be thirty days instead Of
twenty, as at present, was referred TO the commit
tee on rules.
TO CLOSE THE COLORED SCHOOLS.
AT the request OF the committee OF arrange
ments for the Emancipation celebration it was
ordered that the colored schools be closed next
Monday.